According to AAA, Saturday night could bring a potentially dangerous mix of trick or treaters walking through neighborhoods, motorists traveling to parties or other weekend activities and kids riding bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters.
Safe Kids Worldwide reports that children are more than twice as likely to be struck and killed by a vehicle on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Adding to the concern, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 201 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes on Halloween night from 2020 through 2024.
Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson for AAA, The Auto Club Group, says, “Expect more people to be out after dark and slowdown in neighborhoods. A child in a costume, or someone riding an e-bike or e-scooter, can appear in your path with very little warning.”
AAA’s Halloween Safety Tips for Drivers include slowing down in neighborhoods, expect the unexpected, use caution after dark and back up carefully, in driveways or parking spaces and never drive impaired. Trick or treaters should cross on actual crosswalks, look before crossing and avoid distractions, like phones.
Find more information at aaa.com
